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The case studies in this book provide
useful information on the characteristics of students and
the performance of various types of schools that benefit
from public-private partnerships. While these case studies
are empirically grounded, their results are not necessarily
of universal application, because context also matters. The
authors are careful to point out that while one of the case
studies is based on an experiment, the other case studies
use instruments or matching methods that have their
limitations. Yet a key result from this work is that sound
analyses of existing data are feasible and can yield useful
conclusions about the contribution that private service
providers can offer to educational development. These case
studies will encourage more researchers to undertake similar
work to demonstrate the many options that developing
countries have to reach their education goals.